BCS ASTQB Exam - Topic 1 Question 22 Discussion

Actual exam question for BCS's ASTQB exam

Question #: 22
Topic #: 1

You are testing an application that will allow users to scan the bar code from a package mailing label and then receive emails from the package shipper as the package moves through the various stages of its delivery (e.g., pickup, receipt at central processing, routing, delivery). If requested, the user can also receive a picture of the signature of the recipient of the package. This is a web browser-based application. It is expected that this application will have wide usage across a large set of devices and networks with varying speeds and reliability.

Your company has several competitors who are working on similar products although your company's product has some new innovations and a very attractive user interface. As a result, once it is released, your company expects to grab that majority market share.

Given this information, what would be the best approach for doing your testing to ensure the capabilities of the product are tested as well as the range of environments and networks?

AUse a remote device lab that is provided by a device manufacturer to ensure your application works across the whole family of devices.

BUse crowd sourcing to get the widest distribution of device locations and types with minimal cost.

CUse a set of simulators that can simulate the various capabilities of a wide variety of devices.

DUse a cloud-based virtual test environment to simulate various devices and networks.

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Suggested Answer: D

D is correct. The cloud solution would be the best for this case as it would allow many different devices to be simulated across a number of different types of networks with varying speeds. A is not correct because this is a browser-based application so testing across an entire device family is not warranted. B is not correct because this is a product with competitors and the innovative technology should not be known in the market before the product is released. C is not correct because simulators will not give the network type and speed variance needed.

by Brett at May 06, 2022, 01:37 AM

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This is a pretty straightforward question, in my opinion. Increasing the max_batch_size parameter seems like the most direct way to improve serving latency without changing the underlying infrastructure. I'm confident that's the right approach here.

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